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The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1887-03-05
SUPERSTITIONS.

1t is sometimes amusing to see
how superstitious notions still linger
among civilized peoples in these
closing years of the nineteenth
century. Perhaps it is true that
every man, even the most enlight-
ened, is more or less superstitiOus.
Sailors are proverbially supersti-
tious; but scarcely more SO than
many other people. A sea captain
may sometimes defer to the notion
against sailing on Friday, a notion
which at one time was universal
among sailors, and still exists with
some of the more ignorant class. A
whaling captain whose ship was off
port on Thursday last, declared he
must get away with his supplies on
that afternoon, as he would on no
account sail on Friday, because
some of his people would attribute
any untoward event which might
occur during the voyage, to sailing
on that unlucky day. Being per-
mitted the use of the tug-boat, he
succeeded in eftecting his depart
nre, and avoided the disagreeable
operation of lying off and on until
Saturday. Landsmen smile at this
foolish superstition, and wonder
that any man possessing the COM
mon sense and experience which
usually characterize commanders of
vessels, should still respect such an
antiquated and superannuated creed.
Still many landspeople, perhaps
most of them, hold superstitions
Just as foolish. As an example,
one has only to look at the horse
shoes SO often nailed over doors,
to keep off occult dangers and bring
good luck. Holding on to some
thing worn out and useless, because
dispensing with it might change
something and everything go wrong,
is another form of innocent super
stition. A business firm, for in
stance, will retain al old sign board,
so weatherworn that nobody can
read it, and people have to make
inquiry for the premises, while the
old unreadable sign is staring them
directly in the face. The object in
holding on to the old sign, is to pre-.
vent the departure of luck. And so
one might keep on enumerating
examples of superstitions that are
met with every day among intelli.
gent people. Such things may be
stupid and childish, but they exist
all the same.
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Great Excitement in Wales
about a Marvellous Cure.
Living Six Years WithOnt
Going to Bed.

MIR. EDITOR White spending few
days at the pleasant seaside Town of
Aberystwith, Cardiganshirc, Wales, I
heard related what seemed 10 me either
a fabulous story or marvellous cure.
The story was that poor sufferer who
had not been able to lie down In bed lar
six long years, given GpfO die by all The
Doctors, had been speedily cureil by
some Patent Medicine. 1t was related
with the more implicit confidence from
the circumstance, rs was said; that tha
Vicar of Lanrystyd was familiar with
the facts, and could vouch for the truth
OF the report.
Having little curiosity to know how
such stories grow in travelling, I took
the liberty while at the village of Liam.
rystyd 10 call upon the Vicar, the Rev.
T. Evans, and TO enquire about this
wonderful cure. Though u tOiti strah.
ger to him, both hoi and his wife most
graciously entertain d me In half
hours conversation, principally touching
the case of Mr.. Pugh, in which thry
seemed TO take II deep and sympathetic
interest, having been familiar with his
suiferings, aud now rcJ3iced in what
seemed 10 them most remarkable cure!
lie strongly vouched Mr. Wm. Pugh's
character as . respectable farmer and
worthy OF credit. left the venerable
Vicar with live icr sense OF tie happy
relation Of II pastor and people, feeling
that he was one who truly sympathised
with ell who are afflicted in mind, body,
or estatS. 80
On my return to Aberj stwitl,, was
impressed with II desire TO see Mr.. Pugh,,
whose reputation stood so high Hid
farm is called Pancom- -Mawr, signifying
"above the dingle," situated near the
summit of y smooth rouud hill, over,
looking q beautiful valley In which Ia
situated the lnycly iyywahlled Church
of Llanddeinol. | found Mr. Pugh,
apparently about 20 years old Of medium
height, rather slight, with pleasant and
intelligent face. told him l had heard
of his great afiiiQtion and OF his remark.
able anu almost miraeulous relief, and
that ] had come to learn from his owl
lips, what there was of truth in the re-,
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1887-03-05
A MILllONAjRe'S YACHT.

A Wilmington. Del, correspond
ent of the New York Herald writes:
The construction of William X.
Vanderbilt's handsome steam yacht
Alya is Iapidly approach completion.
The machinery for propelling the
vessel is all Ia place, and riggers
now swarm above decks, and the
standing rigging is going up rapidly,
two of her masts being in position.
On the main deck the three steel
houses are nearly completed. All
of them are paneled over or sheath
ed with teak wood, and will be
finished inside with mahogany.
From the forward one, which con-
tains the chart-room, galley and re-
ceptiOn,ROom, descent is made by
mahogany stairway to a large hall,
on which open thG main dining
saloon and the owners private
quarters, comprising nine rooms and
a nursery. The dining saloon is
the full width of the ship. When
completed 1t will he elegantly
paneled in soft wood and finished
with white enamel and gold. Facing
the main entrance will he q hand-
some mantel and fireplace, which
will give the room cheerful and
homeiike appearance. A large sky
lights covered with obscured glass,
gives light and ventilation. All the
staterOOms are finished to eorFesr
pond with the dining-hall, but each
will be supplied with different
variety OF furniture in appropriate
designs. Under The floor of each
state-room is q bath-tub supplied
with hot and cold water, and Nay
be salt or fresh at will. From the
diaiag-hall, going aft, there is
passageway to the library. Abreast
of the engine this passage widens to
admit of an upholstered seat, from
which full view can be had of the
working of the machinery.
The library is ON the starbOard
side of tho ship and is paneled in
French walnut. 1t also has fire.
place and mantel. On the opposite
side and back of the library are
seven large state rooms for the Use oi
guests, each provided with bath and
For the comfort of the
officers there are provided spacious
apartments, which will be fitted with
bed, bureau, wardrobe, washstand
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Honolulu Library
- AND -
Reading Room Association.
Cor. Hotel Il Afakea Streets.
Open every Day and Evening.

The Library consists at the present
time of over Five Thousand Volumes.
The Reading Room is supplied with
about fifty of the leading newspapers
and periodicals.
A Parlor is provided for conversation
and games.
Terms of membership, fifty cents
month, payable Quarterly In advance.
No formality required in joining except
signing the roll.
Strangers from foreign countries and
visitors from The other islands are well
come to the rooms at all times as guests.
This Association having no regular
means of support except The dues of
members, 1t is expected that residents
of Honolulu who desire to avail them
selves of Its privileges, and all who feel
nh interest in maintaining an institution
of this kind, will put down their names
and become regular contributors.
A. j. CARTWRIGHT, Pres,
NJ. NJ. SCOTT, Vice President,
ii. a. PARMELEE, Secretary,
A. l.. SMITH. Treasurer,
q. II. RODGERS, Md,
Chairman Hall and Library Committee.
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some of his friends. They re-
turned together to the landing.
Captain Kalua proposed they wait a
while before going on board. Capt.
McGregor went to the telephone.
Kalua proposed they get bottle of
liquor. DO not know where the
bottle came from, but l saw the bot
tie in Kalua's hand. lie gave Ii
quor TO five of us. They drank the
rest. We all went to Kupupu's
house by invitation to have some
thing to eat. There was more liquor
there. Captain McGrego. furnished
this second lot of liquor. The sailors
partook of the food but the Cap
tains did not. Myself and three
shipmatcs helped ourselves to
first drink, ate little, and then had
another drink. The table was then
cleared and they commenced to
hula One of the men commenced
to swear. McGrcgor heard the
swearing, came up and struck the
man that swore with his fist. in
terfered and McGregor was angry
with me, and he struck me once;
the second blow he aimed at me lie
missed me. Kupupu quieted
the affair. l turned to go out
when MeGregor struck me again
l turned round and looked at him,
and 1 took hold of him around the
arms at the same time encircling u
post. then felt sharp pain in
my side. | then let go and took
hold OF defendants $ arm and tried TO
pull it away but he kept pressing
up to me. l was in front Of him.
We had quite struggle, and finally
McGregor said 'Pau," and I let
90. 1t was then dark. Kupupu
shouted out "Come away from there
the white man has knife" l
went to where the light was and
found was bleeding. l ran a
little way and fell down. McGregor
was drunk, but l knew perfectly
we'll what l was about. had not
been on bad terms with McGregor.
THE witness here exhibited his
breast, the wound being now healed
up, and only a slight mark left.
Cross-examined: The first dis
turbance in Kupupu's house was
one of the crew swearing. Didn't
hear the words "son of D."
McGregor was on the makai side.
| WITNESS here locates the other par
ties in the room When that Ian
guage was used McGregor jumped
up and came over to where l sat.
McGregor was lame that trip of the
schooner. He jumped across the
room 10 strike the man that swore.
l pushed him away. He then came
at me and struck me. The other
man went away and left me to fight
it out. After McGregor struck me,
1 tried to get away from him. He
struck me again. He followed me
up. l saw nothing in his hand.
saw nothing on the floor afterwards,
He did not strike me after that
After let go of him, ran away
towards the beach. l examined my
breast by light in a bedroom
window. 1 fell before I got outside
the yard. I was out of breath.
was not too drunk to know wha1
occurred. Had sonly three drinks
that day. The first drink was les:
than half a tumblerful. At Ku
pupu's house took two drinks
The fight commenced after eigh
o'clock--I think SO. One hon.
elapsed between taking the first two
drinks. / had three drinks in on,
hour and five minutes. Puu picke(
me up when / fell down. wa
unconscious. McGregor did no
come and pick me up. l was takel
to a house and remained there tiv'
days. (The case is going on as W.
60 to press).
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Terms, $4,000 Season.
cOsMORAMA!

A LARGE NUMBER OF REAUTI-
IA ful pictures from all parts of the
world arranged for exhibition throng oh
strnng lenses under powerful light,
will Ike opened at the bmilding known
as the Astor House, on Hotel Street, on
WEDNESDAY, EVENING, March and,
issI AZ n;S0 p. m. ,and will remain open
schools. 73 lw'
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1887-03-05

CAPTAIN MCGREGOR ON HIS TRIAL,
This morning at the Police Court,
Daniel McGregor, late master
schooner ManuOkawai, appeared to
answer a charge of assault and bat
terry with a weapon obviously dam
gerous to life. Messrs. j. r. Dare
and A. c. Smith appeared for the
defendant.
Kanaina the wounded man-tcs-
tiAed as ws:
was sailor on board the
schooner Manuokawai on the 10th
February. We were at Punalnu
that day. We landed some pad
dy. McGregor went on shore
with captain Kalua to see
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1887-03-05
APT0S CHIEF
Aaa.>

This fine Young trotting ired stallion
will stata ilia coming season at Dodd'.
Stables Kapiolani Park, to q limited
number of mares.
Terms, $1,000 Season.
APTOS CHIEF, lay stallion, ty
Speculation; he by Rysdyk's Hamble.
toniaD, out OF Martha Washington, by
Burr's Washington; her dam by Abdal.
lah. LIST dam by Lady Pool, by Skagg's
II Rttler; her dam by Glencoe. The
above stallion YVES raiSed by Sir Claus
Srrcckels.
For further particulars enquire at the
FASHION STABLES, or Of i. HUS-
TAOE, at HHstace IL Robertson's office,
Queen Street. J2 I'm
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the STABBlNG CASE AT PUMA
lUU.

CAPTAIN MCGREGoR ON HIS TRIAL
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1887-03-05

The census of Germany fer the
year 1885, shows an increase in the
population of 11,125.
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Bell Tel. t12. Mutual Tel. g72.
p. o. Box g07.
J.E. BROWN & CO.,
Campbell Block, Merchant St..
Employment Bureau & Regis
try Office.
Accountants, Real Estate Agents, Gus
tom House and Money Brokers.
FIRE AND LIFE INSURANCE ATTENDED TO.
Leases, Contracts, aud all kinds of Con.
veyancing, Tiadcsmen's Books VIII.
ten UP, Rents and Accounts col.
lected, Returns prompt.
ly made.
CHARGES STRICTLY MODERATE.
Offer tho f,l wing
House TO Rent and Furniture for Sale.
Lease 500 or munih. House contains
rooms and bath; also hot ADD cold
walci; good locality, five minutes
walk from Post Office.
For Sale.-Housc and Lot. About *
acre, within five min,lt walk IF Post
Office. House contains o re oms, laie-
ly put in good repair Stables and
oW-buildings
To Rent.--Thrcc Houses ON Lililhn Street.
For Sale.--1 Open Side Bar Buggy, cheap.
For Sale Cheap Square Piano, ~ Oc
taves, in good order.
l Upright Piano, ~ Ccaves, in good
order.
Rooms to Rent. Four very hand omely
furnished rooms in large house; well
situated on Nuuanu Avenue. Ken,
$l' a month each.
To lot.-Tnc house and grounds situated
in Nuuanu Avenue, recently occupied
by ID. Cartwright, Jr Esq.
To Let.-A 5.roomed Cottage, with Car.
iitgc House and Out houses, Nuuunn
Avenue, near Government reservoir,
above lita Queen Dowagcr Emmas
place, with about 9 acres of laud ~
miles fiom town Kent SIG per month
10 Let.-A5 ,,oomcd CT ttage, with kitchen
attached; upper end of Nuuanu
Avenue, opposite "Valley Home" In
| excellent oider. Rent @le.
For Sale or Lease With immediate pos.
srs ion, that valuable estate known as
the NUUANU VALLEY RANCH,
situated in the Nuuauu Valley. 2b
miles from the city, and undoubtedly
the most eligible site for milk or
milk and butter dairy in this Kingdom
To let.-Two Cottages, situated i'll the
| Chinese Church premises.
Wanted.A respectable English or Ger
| man Girl to assist in small family.
Wanted-By a competent Eng inee., hold.
ing tirs,.class certificates, and highly
recommended, situation at sea or on
shore.
Wanted to Rent.-A Cottage, containing
| four or five rooms. Must be IN good
locality, ana within ten or fifteen
minutes walk of Post Office.
Wanted.-A japanese Nurse.
20 Merchant Street Gl
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PARCELS OF LAND

l-One lot on the West side of Puma
hnu street, between the residence OF
Hon. G. II. Judd and Hon. w. ID. Alex
ander. Having frontage Of about 200
foc' ,i. ,ni,l ,i.cc' and II dcp'h Of n out
GOD fec,
An opt,ort nifty row ar'iy Offered is
here afforded 10 procure most desirable
building site.
2-That piece of property in Lahaina,
Maui, known rs the Baldwin Home
stead," situate near the tOurt House and
l,nding; cont lining about acre, 3
ioods aud 8 poles.
g. The Ahupuaa of Kauaull, near
Lahaina, inclu iirg several los therein,
sold to said ID. Baldwin at various times.
This is fine land and furnishes another
of the chances yearly growing tarer Of
purchasing extension tract.
4.--The well.knOwn and desirable
property called Mount Retreat, b ,ck OF
Lalainalunu. containing nearly 200
acres of pasture land, Il geiher with the
house lot and fore st land. One of the
saubiio ious AID delightful places in The
Islands where AT II tie cost o. fatigue
families can obtain II lealihful aud r..
freshing summer climate.
5.-lO acres of fine land in Kamaole,
Kulu, Maui. cov,r.d by Royal Patent
400.
Go acres of valuable land ut Kama.
ole, Kula, Maui, near to lot 3, covered by
Royal Patent Al.
THAT fine tact # land containing
'35 acres called Kukuaea, in Ku.u,
Maui. covered by Royal Patent 21S!.
S.-An orange Grove IN Karpn, Maui,
containing ~ acre, covered by l.. {. A.
G35 b.
All # the al owe mentioned property
will be sold 10 the highest bidder foi
Cash. n. ; BALDWIN,
Btas~ Further particulars can be had
of WILLIAM II CASTLE, Attorney in
Honolulu, of W. ". HALL,
HIP. BALDWIN,
ID. ID. BALDWIN,
Executors of the Will of ID. Baldwin.
Or 10
Il. Il. ADAMS & CO.,
co ID Auciionccrs.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-11-11

New Orleans Times Democrat .....
The speech made By GOV. Hcllnery at Mon
roc has now had time to reach every portion
of the EtHtG, to DO weighed and considered,
1t appealed to the lnpfejuuIcen judgment OF
tbs citizens Of Louisiana, giving plaHr
convincing preBan tahoH fOf the political,
financial and industrial questions which most
touch the interests Of all II was q speech
f0f long consideration and Thought, review
Of Louisiana, itB present condition, iss future
While some Of tho political illusions eQp-
tanned in II are pointed in the stroag Enalish
the Governor uses, they we're in response to
Tho bitter personal ASSAULTS mado lpon him
and has administration. III the main, how
ever, the speech did not eTlter upon such
questions, but was AGAIN. lagieal presentR-
| ton 81 the subjects Affecting tho welfare o.
! the State 1t was, in hne, q practicel speech.
| showing inst what the Governor had done 70
| advance the prosperity OF the people and
| end in view; and the Governor, there
| fore, reviewed tho various interests
| III Louisiana, gave an account 0f The
| Institutions, school. etc, the work done in
/ leyeo building, and the important legisla-
| ton of the past i've or SIX years. a prRoGehl
speech ike thia, explaining matters -
/ which all are interested il n marked CON
| trast to the sentimental, partisan and lac
/ tipnal campaign ina1guratad By his eppo-
neilts, who, up 30 this momenk have never
yet explained what tltgy pEposss ~ go n w
4
| have t8lkcd selltinlent aud lnuulged IN
| abuse, bntfFOm not one 81 their QrntoEi has
come single suggestion 81 a1Iy legislation
i on administration fila5 would prove bene'
l fetal aud advantageous.
Not only have the relOrIa' orators adi
vnnead no argument Of their own, bIlt thss
have made no attempt to meet any q ths
1 arguments or denV Or question any 81 tht
1 facts presented by the Governor. And YET
! al anst recognize the Tact that the best IL
/ faresta OF LDniSla1ln require dlacnsalqn u
i the practical quessiglla Of E9FeEnulent. Herr
asntiment oan accomplish j ttlg, h anything
and assertion and denuBclatlOn, such o. tn
'Tef6Tmeisii inGnlge la cannot pieNat Will
\ the inteiiigent masses III Louisiana Of PAS
i muster As argupeiits.
The Opiusitio1 may mako up their mind
thai they must answer the arEumeUts pre-
eentad or De prepared for a zel'aiet asnina
them at the polls Me appreciate how nm
/ willing they arc 70 do this seeing, ~ the.
do how unnnsuarable wRk the Governor
fspaeoh: hut they must say something 70
Ghanselges Or the Democratic yeteta vi
i eo1n reaoEnize the HeRlslless 81 o eail&
4 Shich IS without arguments 81 40 OWL
without snsmera ID Those preRentag by Il
opponents The reRGrt9eFs, hays hlthert
i dadRed all practical isslas GOV. ssctiptry'
\ slsoch Mill hit ALLOW theiz NJ az THIS igngsf
They muAt entne intp tne political arena an
show the people Wliat kaey have - hag 70
fneEdAalfea--I they ils4 ally ini1g 70 1hY-
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Cor. C. P. johnson, of st. Louis; think
thr aay Is not far distant when the hang
man moose viii be done away with; There
are 80 many things attendant on hanging
that are not humane. ,3he horrors OF the
human mind when contemplating such
death have been portrayed in The EXaeu-
tiVn, "ln the t1ngdldshy IaEanuai better,
perhaps, than Victor hugois IN tefnre e file9ni
vet neither OF them could describe that
worst OF all mems fRilings moral deag. he
gardless Of the Htolid features when glle
death warrant il being read, there ls no In
dication OF the awful mental drama gong on
IN the brain. It must Of nature be the agony
Of agenies. The neck tainEes and the hash
feels the moose long before IT - allltAlea.
The knot that is to knock into instan taneolis
insenaibility the scaifolds victim batters
away at the ear until every muscle Of the
neck is stretched TO the tension % ateeI
springs; the yeins, like whipcords, are elliat-
ed ,gith rushing blood that fEeg tie BRAIN
With tile liyidness Of an hundred bells. while
standing on the trap q man must Due a tlQ8en
deaths before the hfe-apaEe expires when 'tile
hemp is stretched. / say that this death z
not humane. As view II, electFlelIy SHOULD
be us9d, and the criminal shoolleQ 20 sis.ft w
This is not only instantaneous gHt 1t epqn
be administered at an ungiAIded 1oIllfats ~
thefeion. He should never kAeH Wltash pc
was to die, and therefore he would lot Ae
living in that hQrrid c0ntannQlat lonsot 9 SCI
day. think the time Is not TAT dlgsAns
when this method Of execution VIII Be adopt
cd
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-11-11

fuu1oAeo, OCT, aa.-Dr. p. X Poursons and
-. r,a1te5 With some more uf their valuable
property yesterday, the baneiieiardoa BEING
fbe Chicago CONGREGATIONAL and The h1rtt7
western Presbyterian Thsoloslcal aeIlatAas
~. 10 ,,aIue Of the property In each in
alapee footing up $50, o00--s1Oo'0oe in
all.
DR.. and Mrs. Pearsons have baeu for some
yesrs interested in aiding the needy students
Of the Chicago Theological Seminary, and
they have given sufficient TO sanpor4 Two
st,,fepts Ftr the last three years The matter
haa teen considered by them FOR eape time,
and in several recent COMMUNICATIONS Ar;
PearsOns has indicated burmese te aeea
esTlaiD pieeeB of his real estate to the sent
nary aiding Ia this manner th0 needy
students, especially fIusa in the foreign snd
gpeginl departineutB Of tho institu ION.
After several iutaryipNs with the taGt'ity
DIR, PeprsunE met President Fisk and Erqts.
Boardmau, Scott and Curtis and TUNED ever
10 the directors of the seminary 'pro)srty TO
The value of $4,000
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OVER 4 SCORE LOST.
ALAEE STEAMER WRECKED AND All OH
BOARD PERISH.


MILWAUKEE, Oct 2B.-The steanahLP ~ ~
psrior, arriving ut this port at O'CLOCK lLll1
evening, brought the news Of the toDai
wreck on q large pasBeDgerpropeHero OF Mail u
towuc, wis. That the wreck is that OF tle
lei Vernon, OF the Northern mlchlgail
line. is established almost beyond q DOUBT
She WAS due here to-day aHdsFas ihentlliet,
from the description of fragments seen by
the crew of the Superior. Her owners mere
coDsifle, her identity fully established. she
I,.;t M bosrsi a crew Of tWenty-tRo NELL De
sides SOME passengers, the exact number 4
moi being known, and it is supposed tna1 al
hands persisted. -
Cart. Moran, of tho Superior aSW tnree 2,
four rats with men olinGing to themr ana
also a small boat containing woman hnu
three men. Though he made an ettort I'd
reErue them the high sea prevented the rem
sgrfur of any assistance, the Superior De-
ing herself disabled md requiring the crews
beat efforts. 1910
Il was about 10 O'Clock in the morning
wlen the first signs Of the wreck IN me
shspa Of floating cargo and furniture were
seen, About mn honT later the rHftB Wero
sighted. On some the occupants were III
most gone, while others signated the Supe'